ners, and to be merciful to them that truly repent; fave and deliver us, we humbly. befeech thee, from the hands of our Enemies; abate their Pride, affwage their Ma lice, and confound their Devices; that we, being armed with thy Defence, may be preferved evermore from all Perils, to glo rify thee, who art the only giver of all Vi&tory, through the Merits of thy only Son Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. 2 Sam. 22. 32. Ifa. 45. 22. Pfal. 76. 7, 10. 1 Kings 8. 44, &c.

In the time of any common Plague or Sickness. Almighty God, who in thy Wrath didft fend a Plague upon thine own People in the Wilderness, for their Obftinate Rebellion against Mofes and Aaron, Numb. 16. and alfo in the time of King David didft Slay with the Plague of Peftilence Threefcore and Ten Thousand, and yet remembring thy Mercy didft fave the rest, 2 Sam. 24. 15, 16. Have pitty upon us miferable Sinners, who now are visited with great Sickness and Mortality; that like as thou didst command the de ftroying Angel to ceafe from punishing, 2 Sam. 24, 16. fo it may now pleafe thee to withdraw from us this plague and grieD

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vous Sickness, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

In the Ember Weeks, to be faid every Day, for thofe that are to be admitted into Holy Orders.

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Lmighty God our heavenly Father, who haft purchas'd to thy felf an univerfal Church, by the precious Blood of thy dear Son, Act. 20. 28. Colos. 1. 13, 14. Tit. 2. 14. Rev. 1. 5. and 7. 14. mercifully look upon the fame, and at this time fo guide and govern the Minds of thy Servants the Bishops and Paftors of thy Flock, that they may lay hands fuddenly on no Man, 1 Tim. 5. 22. but faithfully and wifely make choice of fit Perfons to serve in the facred Ministry of thy Church, A&t. 1. 24, 25, 26. And to thofe which shall be Ordain'd to any holy Function, give thy Grace and heavenly Benediction, that both by their Life and Doctrine they may fet forth thy Glory, and fet forward the Salvation of all Men, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen. 1 Tim. 4. 16. Deut. 33. 8.

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Almighty God the giver of all good Gifts,

who of thy Divine Providence haft appointed diverse Orders in thy Church,

1 Cor. 12. 28, 29. Ephef. 4. 11, 12, 1 Pet 4. 10. 1 Cor. 12. 4. give thy Grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to any Office and Administration in the fame; and fo replenish them with the Truth of thy Doctrine, and indue them with Innocency of Life, that they may faithfully ferve before thee, to the Glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church, through Jefus Chrift our Lord,

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A Prayer for the High-Court of Parliament to be read during their Seffion.

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OST Gracious God, we humbly befeech thee, as for this, &c.

A Collect or Prayer for all Conditions of Men, to be used at fuch Times when the Litany is not appointed to be faid.

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God the Creator and Preferver of all Mankind, we humbly befeech thee for all forts and conditions of Men, that thou wouldst be pleafed to make thy Ways known unto them; thy faving Health unto all Nations, Pfal. 67. 1, 2. 1 Tim. 2. 1, 2, 3, 4. more especially we Pray for the good Estate of the Catholick Church. Gal. 6. 10. Pfal. 122. 6. That it may be fo guided and govern'd by thy good Spirit, that all who profefs and call D 2 them

themselves Chriftians, may be led into the way of Truth, and hold the Faith in unity of Spirit, in the Bond of Peace, and in Righteoufnefs of Life, Ephef. 4. 3. Finally we commend to thy Fatherly goodness, all those who are any ways afflicted, or diftreffed in Mind, Body, or Estate, Heb. 13.3+ (epecially thofe for whom our Prayers are defired,) that gregation. it may please thee to Comfort and Relieve them according to their feveral Neceffities; giving them Patience under their Sufferings, and a happy iffue out of all their Afflictions. And this we beg for Jefus Chrift his fake. Amen.

†This to be faid when any defire the Prayers of the Con

A Prayer that may be said after any of the former.

God, whofe Nature and Property is ever to have Mercy and to For give, receive our humble Petitions, Pfal. 103. 13. and though we be tied and bound with the Chain of our Sins, yet let the pitifulness of thy great Mercy loofe us for the Honour of Jefus Christ our Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

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A General Thanksgiving.

Lmighty God Father of all Mercies, 2 Cor. 1.3.We thine unworthy Servants do give thee moft humble and hearty Thanks, Pfal. 116. 12, 13. for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all Men. 1 Tim. 2. 1. (†pare.

ticularly to those who defire now to offer up their Praifes and Thanksgivings for thy tate Mercies vouchsafed unto them.)We bless thee for

This to be faid when any that have been prayed for, de fareta return;Praise.

our Creation, Prefervation, and all the Bleffings of this Life; but above all for thine inestimable Love in the Redemption of the World by our Lord Jefus Chrift; for the means of Grace, and for the hope of Glory. And we beseech thee give us that due Senfe of all thy Mercies, that our Hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may fhew forth thy Praise, not only with our Lips, but in our Lives,by giving upour felves to thy Service, and by walking before thee, in Holiness and Righteoufnefs all our Days, Luke 1. 74. 75. Tit. 2. 11. 12. through Jefus Chrift our Lord; to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all Ho

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